5–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BOS	1	0	4	5
NYR	0	1	3	4

Bruins at Rangers

Bruins beat Rangers 5–4 at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 1999.

🗓 Fri, Mar 12, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐻 BOS

Steve Heinze

2 G

3 shots · 15:34 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Anson Carter

2 G

3 shots · 21:05 TOI · -1

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Kyle McLaren

2 A

3 shots · 25:57 TOI · +1

4rd star 🐻 BOS

Byron Dafoe

40 saves

0.909 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Steve Heinze Go-ahead 1st · 02:10

Assists: Dmitri Khristich, Mattias Timander

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Adam Graves Tying 2nd · 14:09

Assists: Brian Leetch, Petr Nedved

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 3rd · 01:13

Assists: Manny Malhotra

1–2

🐻 Jason Allison PP Tying 3rd · 06:38

Assists: Mattias Timander, Ray Bourque

2–2

🗽 John MacLean Go-ahead 3rd · 07:32

Assists: Petr Nedved, Adam Graves

2–3

🐻 Steve Heinze Tying 3rd · 07:51

Assists: Kyle McLaren, Joe Thornton

3–3

🗽 John MacLean Go-ahead 3rd · 11:28

Assists: Mathieu Schneider

3–4

🐻 Anson Carter Tying 3rd · 17:13

Assists: Joe Thornton, Kyle McLaren

4–4

🐻 Anson Carter Go-ahead 3rd · 17:32

Unassisted

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS NYR🗽

38 Shots on goal 44

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

27 Hits 35

11 Blocked shots 10

12 Takeaways 16

23 Giveaways 24

8 Penalty minutes 8

BOS shooting 13.2% (5/38) NYR shooting 9.1% (4/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Byron Dafoe

40/44

.909 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

33/38

.868 SV% · 5 GA · 59:05 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Bruins

Bruins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 2nd: 31-25-8 (48% win rate, 64 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 33-28-4 (51% win rate, 65 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Allison · Thornton · Carter 21:07

L2 Axelsson · Taylor · DiMaio 16:15

L3 Samsonov · Khristich · Heinze 15:36

L4 Belanger · Mann 4:46

D1 Bourque · McLaren 27:36

D2 Sweeney · Gill 18:31

D3 Timander · Van Impe 11:00

D4 Ellett 6:32

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Nedved · MacLean 24:44

L2 Malhotra · Sundstrom · Knuble 17:54

L3 Stevens · Savard · Maneluk 14:29

L4 Fedyk · Lacroix 4:28

D1 Leetch · Schneider 26:30

D2 Samuelsson · Tamer 19:09

D3 Popovic · Ndur 13:32

⚔️ Last meetings

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Bruins won

❓ BOS vs NYR, answered

Who won Bruins vs Rangers on March 12, 1999?

Bruins won 5–4.

What was the final score of Bruins vs Rangers?

The final score was Bruins 5, Rangers 4.

Who scored for Bruins?

Anson Carter (2), Steve Heinze (2), Jason Allison.

Who scored for Rangers?

John MacLean (2), Adam Graves, Mike Knuble.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Byron Dafoe made 40 saves on 44 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 33 saves on 38 shots (.868 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Rangers season series?

Bruins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🐻Bruins

Previous game · Mar 9

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 10

Also on March 12, 1999

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